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This incident might make vindictive and angry people like you feel good about your own twisted world view - but to say this shooting actually serves as some kind of deterent is a joke.
Sound Politics: Why Was Daniel Culotti Even ON The Street? 2006
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No the main deterent is North Korea’s parochial paranoia, unwillingness to entrust that kind of weapons to a crew that far from home. recklessnuisance
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Though the charges against her were dropped, the judge ordered the flogging as a "deterent" al-Yami said.
unknown title 2009
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Though the charges against her were dropped, the judge ordered the flogging as a "deterent" al-Yami said.
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Though the charges against her were dropped, the judge ordered the flogging as a "deterent" al-Yami said.
Salon 2009
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Though the charges against her were dropped, the judge ordered the flogging as a "deterent" al-Yami said.
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Though the charges against her were dropped, the judge ordered the flogging as a "deterent" al-Yami said.
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Though the charges against her were dropped, the judge ordered the flogging as a "deterent" al-Yami said.
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Though the charges against her were dropped, the judge ordered the flogging as a "deterent" al-Yami said.
Salon 2009
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There has to be some kind of deterent, jail doesn't scare anyone, especially if they know they'll be out shortly anyway. "
unknown title 2009
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